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We really enjoyed our week at this campsite, and could've stayed much longer!
The road to get to the campsite is quite steep, but was easy to drive on. I'm not so sure how easy it would have been if it had been wet, though.
The site had it's own private beach, which was accessed by scrambling down the side of the cliff - a rope was provided, but I would not recommend this for anyone who is not confident of doing so, or with small children. The beach is pebbly, although there is a very nice sandy beach in Weymouth, not far away.
There were plenty of toilets and showers, although many of the toilets were 'earth toilets' - basically a hole in the ground with a shed with a toilet seat in, which are fine, as long as you are not squeamish about doing your business down a hole!
The showers were hot, and we did not have to queue for long at any time of the day.
The shop sold a good range of products, although not always the same things every day.
The camp site was larger than we were expecting, and quite busy when we arrived on a Saturday, although it was less busy during the week. Much of the fields is not flat, so be prepared to sleep on a slope, especially if you arrive on a weekend.
All the staff at the site were friendly and helpful, and the children particularly enjoyed being able to stroke the dogs, puppies and kittens. The site had also provided bales of straw in the middle of each field for the children to play on, which proved very popular, and a great alternative to a childs play area!
This was my first camping trip with my two boys(9 & 5), We picked the best week in August I think as only had a few spots of rain. Not sure I would have stayed if the weather was bad
The site, well the road or track is a little nerve racking single track down is one way of describing it (especially in a little micra!)
We pitched in Flat field (not completely flat but flatter than rest) which was lovely could see the lights of Weymouth at night.
Never had a problem with toilets except they should refill toilet roll earlier in morning, showers were lovely really hot(not that the boys went anywhere near them.
I found shop little expensive, didn't use pizza place or takeaway(chips & pies) Ice blocks £1 deposit then 50p per block.
There is a co-op about 15mins walk away through fields or we used the waterside site shop on way back from beach (bowlease cove)
The beach on site shelves and the way down was a bit steep for me with all the gear and a 5 year old, should have used steps farer up coastal path.
The Farmer had put out haybails for kids to play on in middle of field and there was loads of room for kites and cricket / rounders (didn't really see the boys when I was on site) and wasn't worried about them while I was in loo / shower which was great.
There is a bus from Bowlease cove to weymouth which runs every 20mins during july and august.
All in all this site was great and both my boys and I can't wait to go back next year.
This is a huge site with 5 or 6 different fields. Although there seemed to be hundreds of tents it never seemed crowded.
There is a very relaxed chilled out atmosphere to the whole place and it almost had a festival feel to it.
The views across to Portland are stunning and despite its proximity to the coast, the wind was not as bad as expected (Our gazebo did not survive but the tent was fine).
The facilities on site add to the festival feel of the place. They are not to everyones taste but then you shouldn't choose a site like this if you don't want the proper camping experience! There are sufficient toilets and showers although they did get busy at certain times. I'd advise using the showers near the shop as they seemed to get the hot water. All the others we tried were cold. Definitely take your own toilet roll with you and be prepared for doing your washing up in cold water. Additionally - make sure you have some wellies with you! We found the site a little expensive considering how basic the facilities are - particularly at the weekend when the price doubles!
The shop sold most of what you need but was obviously a little expensive. There is also a pizza van and a chip van on site - great for those rainy days!
Most people had fires of an evening which added to the great atmosphere on the site. (Not sure how safe it is to sit next to your fire on hay bales, however, which a lot of people seemed to do!) If you want an early night or a quiet night then you may struggle.
Whichever direction you go from the site you will find a pub! The Smugglers is the best, which can be reached by using the coastal path. Good food, good beer and a good atmosphere. Dogs are also welcome both inside and outside the pub.
We didn't use the beach at the campsite as it had rained and it would have been treacherous trying to clamber down the cliff side in the mud. If you head towards Weymouth, however, there is a good beach along the way (dog friendly).
The only real problem we found with this site was the mud. Due to the large number of people there, once it started raining the mud developed quickly. When we arrived, our choice of pitch was dictated by whichever field we could actually safely drive into! One day we also had to leave the car by reception for safety as it was too slippy.
I've just had 4 days camping here and wished they did camping through the whole season. It's an amazing coastal site with toilets, some compost and some flushing in every field, water taps, some washing up areas, showers, a well stocked and fairly cheap shop, stone baked pizza and fish and chip stand. There is plenty of room to choose your own spot, available wood to burn, coastal walks and a quiet pebble beach to walk to.
Children flew kites, climbed around the fields, played with the animals and straw bales and seemed happy and occupied. My friends and I enjoyed walking and a nightly camp fire with BBQ.
I loved it and will definitely book again but beware of the coastal weather. The wind does take its toll if your not set up correctly but even suffering the back end of Hurricane Bill very few tents were damaged. Great place!
We camped at Eweleaze Farm the 3rd week of August, it is a lovely setting and very restful/layed back. There is a huge field area for kids to run and play in safety and view from your tent. Toilet are close by and although basic were clean. Showers were lovely and warm, we found best time to go was mid afternoon, 3:30 - 4:00 pm. However the few downsides we found were: There was no facility to have hot water to wash up other than boiling your own, which can prove expensive on the gas, although the shop sold lovely food (sausages, bacon, bread) unless you were first in queue you would miss out on the one delivery a day. The beach a short walk and climb down using guide rope or steep steps, is only large shingles, so no use in taking your bucket and spade! The entrance is via a narrow single track with minimal passing places which can be difficult in wet weather and with oncoming traffic. All in all we had a good week bar the wind!
Set in 15 acres of breathtaking countryside,right next door to the Jurassic Coast in Dorset, this site offers stunning views of the Chesil Bank, Fleet Lagoon, and Lyme Bay. Welcoming tents, motorhomes and caravans, this family friendly site offers spacious grass pitches with or without electric. For kids there's an outdoor heated swimming pool, 3 acre playing area including slides, swings and more.
Facilities include toilets, showers, washing up, launderette, and WifI. There is an onsite shop and off-licence. The Bar in the Barn at the site serves a delicious food and offers a variety of entertainment, including live music. As well as the attractions of Weymouth's beach and harbour, this is a great base to explore family attractions throughout South and West Dorset. Find out more here
This was our 4th Year on site. Previously it's been quiet and magical. This year we found out from a 'neighbour' of the owner's that he had gone for a 'free for all' approach and not limited the number of pitches.
As a result the fields were crowded especially around the weekends and the facilities, toilets, showers, shop, take out and even the narrow road on and off site were stretched to say the least. We counted over 100 tents in our field alone.
Our main issue was more that some people ignored the large expanse of space towards the centre of the field and pitched up SIX FEET behind our tent, this is no fault of the owner but if he's going to encourage large numbers of people on-site then perhaps there should be pitches or at least a minimum space between tents as a basic fire safety precaution.
All in all we felt this year the site had lost it's 'magic', it's still a lovely location with ease of access to Weymouth and surrounding areas but it seems the farmer has gone for greed over good sense.
We camped for the first four days that Eweleaze was open this year. The location really is fantastic, with wide panoramic views of the coast.
Despite larger numbers this year (120 isn't correct) there was still plenty of room. The two car free fields were great and seemed much less crowded.
Freezer blocks are now 50p to swap which seemed very steep to me (and a 250% increase from previous year's review!).
The facilities are fine, plenty of 'earth toilets' which were serviced daily. The showers were a little stretched.
Fires are allowed which is great but the site got very smokey with all the damp wood being used(and our tent now has burn holes from our neighbours' fire, not something I'd considered might a problem before!). Firewood and straw bales were available to buy.
Weymouth is a lovely walk away (our 6 year old managed it fine - but we got a bus back).
We did have a lot of rain and many areas become very boggy, as any site would have done, but they dried out quickly. As reported by previous reviewers, cars did have trouble getting stuck in mud, but we avoided this by carrying our stuff back to the car. The beach access became a muddy, slippery scramble during our stay.
Recommended, if you are happy without luxury facilities.
We just returned from EweLeaze and it is a lovely set up there but very windy, we didn't know that they had Earth Toilets as someone had invited us to come along so that was a bit of a shock, Showers were good, the little shop had everything you could need in the way of food.
You could buy fire food which is was we did but there is a HUGE pile of sticks you can sift through if you fancy that! You can play with the dogs, pupies and kittens too. It looks like a great place to take kids if you just want them to run around playing on hay bails and generally tiring themselves out.
There were little ones starting from about 1 which we thought was brave but obviously doable. It was nice to have open campfires just be careful of the embers traveling too far and burning someones tent. Unfortunately it wasn't the best camping experience for us maybe it was the Huge group that we were with (We didn't know it was so large & we didn't know the people) but it is a nice setting for those who want to get away from it all.
Just be careful as I have been sick in bed for 3 beds with some sort of virus which I most likely picked up at the campsite. Even though we used antibacterial hand wipes to clean our hands after using the Eco toilets I don't know if anyone else was or if the set up was very hygenic.
The Campsite was lovely and clean. Toilets and showers hosed down at least once a day. Solar block near shop was lovely and warm. Beautiful campsite. Had views over the sea, campfires most nights, laterns and marshmellows.
To the nitty-gritty.
The beach though not far is pebbly. There is a better sandy beach along the coastal path towards Weymouth, not far (mile and half at most).
Riding Stables practically in the next field - should have been mentioned as over tens can stay and groom etc for the day.
The logs for the firewood was £3 a bag. Sounds reasonable until we found out that they were unseasoned, and smoked like hell.
We had some lovely, chilled families next to us. The dogs were very good.
When we arrived at this site we were amazed at the lovely view. On checking in we were told that we could choose any pitch that we wanted and I wanted to have a sea view so we chose the Top Field. This site is a must for people with children who love the freedom, lots of free wood for the campfire and the shop was well stocked. The beach is lovely and the Toilets were very clean all the time, the showers were always clean and lots of hot water even in the solar showers We stayed for a week but wished we could have stayed longer, our 6 yr old made some very good friends and so did we, we loved this site and the facilities nearby were excellent, we would reccomend this site to anyone as it was a brilliant holiday. And the sun was shining all week so that made it all even better.
Set in 15 acres of breathtaking countryside,right next door to the Jurassic Coast in Dorset, this site offers stunning views of the Chesil Bank, Fleet Lagoon, and Lyme Bay. Welcoming tents, motorhomes and caravans, this family friendly site offers spacious grass pitches with or without electric. For kids there's an outdoor heated swimming pool, 3 acre playing area including slides, swings and more.
Facilities include toilets, showers, washing up, launderette, and WifI. There is an onsite shop and off-licence. The Bar in the Barn at the site serves a delicious food and offers a variety of entertainment, including live music. As well as the attractions of Weymouth's beach and harbour, this is a great base to explore family attractions throughout South and West Dorset. Find out more here
What can I say but what an amazing campsite. A group of 20 of us went down and had an amazing time. There are a number of fields and the ones closer to the beach are car free. Facilities are good and had hot showers each day! Highly recommend this and the beach is lovely too! Will be back next year! The onsite shop sells enough beers and food to survive but weymouth for the big shops is only 20 minutes in the car. There is also a Spar and Co-op ia short drive away if you just want to collect a few items. Lots of animals around including adorable cats and dogs really lovely place to go for groups or families?
Just got back from a week on this gem of a site. We were a group of 8 people (aged 10 months to 63 years) in three tents.
The site is on a working organic farm and is only open for the month of August. Partly because it is purely a farm and not a campsite for 11 months of the year, and partly in keeping with the farm's eco ethic, the facilities tend towards the basic.
Access is down an unmade single track lane with passing places and across grass, and I could imagine difficulties in wet weather. There is also a height restriction (of 2.3 meters, I think), which is high enough for a standard car with a roofrack to pass underneath, but does not give space for a landrover with things on the roof. The barrier can be raised, however.
The site itself was much bigger than I was expecting, but this was not a problem, and it certainly felt family-friendly despite its size. It was not excessively noisy. I did hear people's voices after I had gone to bed, but they were far enough away that it was not intrusive. Officially, amplified music is not permitted. I did hear a few people playing music, but again this was not a problem.
There are 5 fields used for camping, 2 of which are on the cliff top, and which are kept car-free. Views are spectacular. Pitches are not marked, and we were able to choose where to put our tents and were able to camp altogether. Campfires are permitted, and certainly add to the ambience. Wood for these could be bought from the on site shop, or scavenged from the big pile of brushwood for free. There is very little level ground, though, and some of our party found that they kept rolling out of bed!
The majority of the toilets are earth closets in wooden sheds, which are (presumably) removed when not in use. In the main, they were kept clean and well stocked with loo paper, and did not smell excessively, however, there seemed to be quite a few people who could not bear to use this type who preferred to walk to the few permanent, flushing toilets on site, even if they were not located near their tents.
The showers are also housed in temporary blocks. The majority are heated by butane burners, although there are also some solar powered ones (which I never used so can't comment on them). The heated showers were usually warm, although if you chose the wrong shower, or went at a busy time of day they could be cold.
Drinking water points are frequent, although, depending on where people have put their tents, it could sometimes be difficult to get to them.
There are extensive facilities for recycling, although, judging by the contents of the skip provided for non-recyclable rubbish, this is not always as heavily used as it could be.
There is a shop on site, selling all the basics (largely organic produce) including the farm's own meat. In addition, there is a van selling woodfired pizzas, which were tasty and very much handmade, and another selling pies, chips and icecreams, and lending frozen ice blocks. Items did sell out, but were usually replaced the following morning.
The farm has its own beach (pebbly) and campers have use of this. Access to it is via a steep slope, with a rope fastened at the top to pull yourself up on. As I didn't feel confident climbing down this slope carrying a baby on my back (though plenty of other more sure-footed parents did take their babies down that way), I used the steps located about 1/2 a kilometre further east, accessible from the coastal path. This is certainly an alternative, although it does involve a longer walk.
There is plenty for families with young children to do in the area. We were there for a week and could have easily have filled 2. For example, the beach at Weymouth is sandy and good for sandcastle building, unlike the other beaches in the area which have pebbles. Lodmoor country park has lots to entertain kids, including the Sealife centre. Traffic through Weymouth itself tended to be very heavy, although it was possible to park when you'd finally got to where you were going. Dorchester has a huge number of museums. Be aware, though, that Wednesday is market day in Dorchester. We were completely unable to park when we visited there on a Wednesday.
Altogether, I would recommend this site to people wanting to camp in a place with an ecological outlook and beautiful scenery. It is not for people who expect extensive facilities.
What a lovely site. Loads of space, facilities basic (compost toilets and wooden shower huts) but everything clean and a bonus is that the hot showers are free and there were no queues when we were there. The camp shop is well stocked with organic produce and cold beers etc and you can buy organic wood fired pizzas or pies and chips from one of the vans stationed in the centre of the site.
The site is located on the cliff top a few miles from Weymouth on the south west Coastal path. There is access to a secluded shingle beach from two points in the site and more good beaches along the coast
In the evenings you are allowed to have an open fire. There is plenty of free firewood dotted around the site or you can purchase a bag of firewood from the shop. A nice touch is straw bales which are available to use as seating around your fire. These can also be purchased at the shop for a couple of pounds and dropped off at your pitch for you.
Highly recommended. A shame it's only open for 1 month a year!
We have just returned from a fantastic 6 day visit to Eweleaze Farm. The real bonus was nice weather for the majority of our stay.
Don't be under any illusions this campsite is huge and busy. Pitches that have a sea view are very sort after, and though we looked at them it was really very crowded, so we opted for the Chicken Field which was reasonably flat and a little more protected. It also had good access to loos, showers (hot and clean) and sinks (cold water).
The shop was a real bonus that stocked all the necessities but beware long queues and a bit pricey (take your own bags). Pizza van, chip shop and wood pile were great, and night time camp fires had our children mesmerised as did the lovely animals that the kids can play with. The lanterns going up into the night sky is wonderful and you realise why you've opted for camping.
The beach (pebble) is a wonderful plus but heading East to Studland Bay and Knowle Beach is well worth the 45 mins car journey, we spent hours on these 2 beaches.
Two grumbles; where we were, there are no sinks to wash/brush teeth in, you share the sinks that people are washing dishes in. Use your own bowl to wash in, by your tent, and make do (I can't vouch for other fields). It is 50p per ice pack exchange, which really mounts up over a week when you are exchanging 4 per day. At £48 for us on Friday night ( £24 for the rest of the week) we thought this was a bit much.
Not a grumble, but an observation, the campsite is fairly easy to get around in a car, but the very narrow access road to and from the main road to the campsite is really very steep, we had good weather but I realise what people are writing about, in wet weather it must be a bit scary. However we were discussing getting out with a trailer and one of the staff at the Farm offered to take the trailer up for us, so I think there would be plenty of help if you asked for it.
We were recommended The Smugglers Inn for a bite to eat, don't bother, the food was terrible, but the pub was really pretty, just have a pint and eat somewhere else.
We would come back here again without a doubt the atmosphere was great and our 4 kids loved it.
My young family (+ 4/5 other similar) have camped as a group here the last 2 summers.
It is a very popular camp but as a large site we have always been able to find a good pitch, the fields look great and the coast and the sea-views are fantastic.
Facilities are good, especially considering the eco-philosophy, the loos are fine (far better than many a porter-loo), the warmth of showers (solar)are a bit hit and miss.
The shop and food are good quality, for which you (not unreasonably) pay.
The beach is pebble and it is a scrabble down, but we found it do-able with young children/babies. Good swimming, and caught a couple of mackerel.
Staff are excellent, helpful and into the spirit of the thing. On our last visit we had very high winds, staff put themselves out to help campers through it.
Our young children loved it, and we were confident to let them roam-off, as a pack, round the field with their new friends.
For me, Eweleaze is the right mix of back to nature and a fun social holiday.
Highly recommended.
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No Tents 
No Caravans 
No Motorhomes 
No Campervans 
Glamping Units 
No Statics for Hire 
No Statics for Sale 
No Seasonal Pitches 
No Electric Hookups 
No Hardstandings 
No Fully Serviced Pitches 
Families Welcome 
Not Members Only 
No Rallies 
Not Naturist Site 
Dogs Welcome 
No Dogs Allowed 
Groups Welcome 
Toilet Facilities 
Hot Showers 
Washing Up 
No Bathroom 
No Baby Changing 
Laundry On Site 
Drinking Water 
Disabled Friendly 
Chemical Disposal 
No Battery Charging 
Gas Exchange 
Recycling Facilities 
No Kitchen Facilities 
Freezer / Fridge 
No Motorhome Point 
No Wifi Access 
Shop On Site 
Bar On Site 
Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway On Site 
No Playground 
No TV Room 
No Games Room 
No Evening Ents 
Fishing On Site 
Wild Swimming On Site 
Indoor Pool <5 miles 
Outdoor Pool <5 miles 
Horse Riding <1 mile 
Cycle Hire <1 mile 
Golf <5 miles 
Tennis <5 miles 
Beach On Site 
Watersports <1 mile 
Boat Launch / Mooring <1 mile 
Sea Views 
Working Farm 
Campfires Allowed 
Coastside Pitches 
Public Transport <1 mile
Offroad Dog Walk On Site or Direct Access 
We really enjoyed our week at this campsite, and could've stayed much longer!
